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Chinese Military Reading List
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China's Future Nuclear Submarine ForceChina's Future Nuclear Submarine Force
Buy new: $34.20 / Used from: $48.98
Imagined Enemies: China Prepares for Uncertain WarImagined Enemies: China Prepares for Uncertain War by John Wilson Lewis
Buy new: $63.00 / Used from: $56.64
A History of the Modern Chinese ArmyA History of the Modern Chinese Army by Xiaobing Li
Buy new: $30.36 / Used from: $10.00
The Chinese Army Today: Tradition and Transformation for the 21st Century (Asian Security Studies S.)The Chinese Army Today: Tradition and Transformation for the 21st Century (Asian Security Studies S.) by Dennis J. Blasko
Buy new: $41.30 / Used from: $56.03
The Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the Twenty-First CenturyThe Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the Twenty-First Century by Bernard D. Cole
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $14.99
Some first-hand information about the PLA Navy modernisation
Modernizing China's Military: Progress, Problems, and Prospects (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies)Modernizing China's Military: Progress, Problems, and Prospects (A Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies) by David Shambaugh
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $11.50
The most comprehensive reference of Chinese military modernisation programme
China Army, National Security and Defense Policy HandbookChina Army, National Security and Defense Policy Handbook
Buy new: $99.95 / Used from: $79.86
Chinese Warfighting: The PLA Experience Since 1949 (East Gate Books)Chinese Warfighting: The PLA Experience Since 1949 (East Gate Books)
Buy new: $34.95 / Used from: $43.82
China's Use of Military Force: Beyond the Great Wall and the Long March (Cambridge Modern China Series)China's Use of Military Force: Beyond the Great Wall and the Long March (Cambridge Modern China Series) by Andrew Scobell
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The Armed Forces of China (The Armed Forces of Asia)The Armed Forces of China (The Armed Forces of Asia) by You Ji
Buy new: $31.95 / Used from: $17.93
A well written reference on Chinese military capabilities. slightly outdated
China's Techno-Warriors: National Security and Strategic Competition from the Nuclear to the Information AgeChina's Techno-Warriors: National Security and Strategic Competition from the Nuclear to the Information Age by Evan Feigenbaum
Buy new: $47.00 / Used from: $26.00
The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age (Conference Proceedings (Rand Corporation).)The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age (Conference Proceedings (Rand Corporation).) by James C. Mulvenon
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Showdown: Why China Wants War with the United StatesShowdown: Why China Wants War with the United States by Jed Babbin
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From US's point of view
Interpreting China's Military Power: Doctrine Makes ReadinessInterpreting China's Military Power: Doctrine Makes Readiness by Ka Po Ng
Buy new: $170.00 / Used from: $160.99
The Philosophy of Chinese Military Culture: Shih vs. LiThe Philosophy of Chinese Military Culture: Shih vs. Li by William H. Mott
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Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950 by Odd Westad
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $15.78
Chinese Civil Military Relations: The Transofrmation of the People's Liberation Army (Asian Security Studies S.)Chinese Civil Military Relations: The Transofrmation of the People's Liberation Army (Asian Security Studies S.)
Buy new: $150.00 / Used from: $177.70
A Military History of ChinaA Military History of China by Robin Higham
Buy new: $39.00 / Used from: $29.95
CHINESE MILITARY MODERNIZATION: Force Development and Strategic CapabilitiesCHINESE MILITARY MODERNIZATION: Force Development and Strategic Capabilities by Anthony H. Cordesman and Martin Kleiber
Buy used from: $38.98